Attractiveness of physiotherapy in the National Health Service as a career choice: Qualitative study

Physiotherapy

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 575-583

  Park, Jennifer R ^a   Coombs, Crispin R ^b   Wilkinson, Adrian J ^b   Loan Clarke, John ^b   Arnold, John ^b   Preston, Diane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Employment; Physiotherapy; Recruitment; Returner

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; STUDENT; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0142154137     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)60056-9     Document Type: Article

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